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perpetuation

/pə(ɹ)ˌpɛtjuˈeɪʃən/ noun

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about perpetuation at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

  1. The act of prolonging something.
    there was an indefinite prolongation of the peace talks